🌱 See which high‑achieving students made WCU’s spring 2026 honors lists

Hi Cullowhee! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• See which high‑achieving students made WCU’s spring 2026 honors lists
• How WCU’s new engineering master’s could fast‑track local students’ careers

Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 76 and low of 46 degrees.
• Thursday: Partly sunny and nice, temps: high: 79, low: 49.
• Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 52 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Notable Nods: June 2 (rrdailyherald.com) — Western Carolina University in Cullowhee has announced its spring 2026 Chancellor’s and Dean’s lists, celebrating students who earned GPAs of 3.5 and above. The piece also highlights WCU’s main Cullowhee campus, its Asheville site, and extensive distance‑learning options, alongside similar academic honors from Southern New Hampshire University and Trine University.
   

• Western Carolina University to launch new engineering master's program for fall 2026 (wlos.com) — Western Carolina University in Cullowhee is rolling out a new in‑person Master of Science in engineering program starting fall 2026, giving local and regional students a faster path to an advanced degree. The program builds on WCU’s existing undergraduate engineering offerings and even lets qualified seniors begin graduate coursework early, with applications open through the summer.
   

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📸 Around Cullowhee

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cullowhee

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday June 10

• Lunch & NC Regional Arts Group →
  Full Spectrum Farms, 1185 Wayehutta Rd, Cullowhee
  12:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday June 3

• DARE Graduation (tentative)
  Rosman Elementary 167 Rosman School Rd, Rosman, NC 28772
  8:30 am
• SPECIAL BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING
  Swain County Schools 50 Main Street, 2nd floor room 223, Bryson City, NC 28713
  12:30 pm
• The Southern Loft →
  The Southern Loft, Inc., Waynesville
  4:00 pm

Thursday June 4

• Keturah Allgood Presents – Thursday Night Singer... →
  Forks of the River Taproom, Parkway Rd, Rosman
  5:00 pm

Friday June 5

• Q4 Celebration Assembly
  Rosman Elementary 167 Rosman School Rd, Rosman, NC 28772
  8:15 am
• Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road: Cherokee... →
  Happy Holiday RV Village, 1553 Wolfetown Rd, Cherokee
  3:00 pm
• BHS Graduation
  Brevard High Brevard Music Center, 365 Andante Ln, Brevard, NC 28712, USA
  6:00 pm

Monday June 8

• Swain County Board of Education Meeting
  Swain County Schools 50 Main Street, 3rd Floor Auditorium, Bryson City, NC 28713
  5:00 pm

Tuesday June 9

• Rosman Board of Alderman Meeting →
  Town of Rosman, 6 Main St, Rosman
  6:00 pm

Thursday June 11

• The Doo Wop Project →
  Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts, 1028 Georgia Rd, Franklin
  7:30 pm

Friday June 12

• Live Music – Pisgah Playboys →
  Forks of the River Taproom, Parkway Rd, Rosman
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Western Carolina University posted a job opening for Assistant Director of University Scholarships - #000102 in Cullowhee. Apply here.
• Aramark Corp. posted a job opening for Panda Express - Location Manager - Western Carolina University in Cullowhee. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cullowhee here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Cherokee

• EBCI Judicial Branch hosts successful Cherokee Courts CLE Symposium (theonefeather.com)
• Conservation groups save more than 4,400 acres in WNC in multi-year project (wlos.com)
• Tears of the Cherokee from Kenny & Amanda Smith (bluegrasstoday.com)

Franklin

• Sophia Sacramone delivers 'full 360' moment for Franklin softball (metrowestdailynews.com)
• , Franklin, NC 28734 (realtor.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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